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last night over some democratic objection, the house rules committee approved a rule that governs the debate on all three bills, now, the house debate which began earlier today on that rule tries to clarify some of the bills. it also sent members of congress back and forth on not only the issue but also the rule that was put forth so to give you a sense of how this is all unfolding in washington we'll begin with congressman jim mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts. >> madam speaker, speaker boehner used to be fond of criticizing bills by saying they wouldn't pass the straight faced test. well, let me tell you, i'm having trouble keeping a straight face right now. not when i look at this incredibly partisan slap dash set of bills before us. not when i look at the awful convoluted process that got us here. madam speaker, this process is an absolute travesty. republican leadership took a thousand-page bill, the most partisan transportation bill in congressional history and made it worse. they took a bill that was written in secret and jamme committee and inserted unrelated and controv
last night over some democratic objection, the house rules committee approved a rule that governs the debate on all three bills, now, the house debate which began earlier today on that rule tries to clarify some of the bills. it also sent members of congress back and forth on not only the issue but also the rule that was put forth so to give you a sense of how this is all unfolding in washington we'll begin with congressman jim mcgovern, a democrat from massachusetts. >> madam speaker,...
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government and that he had been in iraq on private business. the issue coming up today at the state department. >> he was at you know he had been held captive. he was released in the hands of the u.n. and then the u.n. turned him over to us since he's an american citizen when he came to the u.s. embassy he was in need of medical attention. he was open to being debriefed on his time in captivity, which of course was of interest to us. >> just to understand properly that is not immunity this is why he's at the embassy to ensure these not for whatever reason he's beyond the reach of some -- >> no. no. no. this is to help him to get on his way. i don't know if he has travel documents or any of those things that he would need. >> it's so odd initially like on saturday there was so little information about him. you think if there were an american who has been held private or not that somebody would know about it and there wouldn't be this level of confusion. >> i agree. we're all a little bit confused over the weekend in part because in coming back t
government and that he had been in iraq on private business. the issue coming up today at the state department. >> he was at you know he had been held captive. he was released in the hands of the u.n. and then the u.n. turned him over to us since he's an american citizen when he came to the u.s. embassy he was in need of medical attention. he was open to being debriefed on his time in captivity, which of course was of interest to us. >> just to understand properly that is not...
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. >>> and we have dramatic, new images from syria, showing the moments after a government bomb fell on a residential neighborhood. it happened on wednesday in the rebel-held town of azaz. as the dazed residents begin to look for survivors, another comes by and drops another bomb there. when it was over, 40 people were dead and at least 100 more injured. women and children among them. >>> all right. back here at home, the already active wildfire season getting even worse, with nearly a dozen new fires erupting in the west alone. 60 major fires blazing across 14 states. the. >> the fire that torched 70 homes and 35-square miles in central washington is just 25% contained this morning. but some evacuated residents were allowed to return home. take a look at this house, as the flames approached. everything around it burned. amazingly, it is still standing completely unscathed. as if someone drew a little circle around the perimeter. >> and what a beautiful home it is. >>> let's look at the weather from across the nation. scorching heat in the northwest. showers along the gulf coast. strong
. >>> and we have dramatic, new images from syria, showing the moments after a government bomb fell on a residential neighborhood. it happened on wednesday in the rebel-held town of azaz. as the dazed residents begin to look for survivors, another comes by and drops another bomb there. when it was over, 40 people were dead and at least 100 more injured. women and children among them. >>> all right. back here at home, the already active wildfire season getting even worse, with...
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across syrian, more than 100 people have died in fighting between government forces and rebels. that includes 30 deaths in aleppo. ben wedeman enter syria where the war continues to wage. he's in the most dangerous city in syria right now, aleppo, the biggest city in the country. he joins us by phone. i know you've just arrived there. what is the situation there as you see it. we're in pa >> reporter: what we have seen is pretty steady bombardment throughout the day. jets threw over the part of the city controlled by the free syrian army and dropped two bombs on a heavy populated area. several people were injured if that instance. when we entered the city about ten hours ago, we entered through salahuddin, an area where much is taking place. the bombardment is pretty steady. every four or five minutes you hear a large thud, fighter artillery or tanks firing into th the parts of the city controlled by the syrian army. other areas that are also under the rebel control, there's an odd scene of people going about their business. bakeries open. children riding their bikes around. all
across syrian, more than 100 people have died in fighting between government forces and rebels. that includes 30 deaths in aleppo. ben wedeman enter syria where the war continues to wage. he's in the most dangerous city in syria right now, aleppo, the biggest city in the country. he joins us by phone. i know you've just arrived there. what is the situation there as you see it. we're in pa >> reporter: what we have seen is pretty steady bombardment throughout the day. jets threw over the...
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. >>> paul ryan admits he did lobby the government for millions of dollars in stimulus money. he voted against the stimulus and twice denied he requested grant money pour his home state wisconsin. ryan said he had for gotten his office asked for money for two energy companies. >>> president obama's team picked a stand-in for romney. cbs news concerned that chris van holland will double for ryan president he's the ranking democrat and worked closely with biden. the vice presidential debate will be held thursday, october 11th. >>> a ruling by a federal court has given florida voters four extra days to cast their ballots. last year the florida legislature cut the number of early voting days from 12 to 8. late yesterday a u.s. district court ruled the law cannot apply to five counties because of the potential impact on minority voters. the court said the reduction in early voting days would make it materially more difficult for some minority voters to cast their ballots. >>> sixth incident in two weeks. it follows a claim from the taliban's leader that its fighters infiltrated pol
. >>> paul ryan admits he did lobby the government for millions of dollars in stimulus money. he voted against the stimulus and twice denied he requested grant money pour his home state wisconsin. ryan said he had for gotten his office asked for money for two energy companies. >>> president obama's team picked a stand-in for romney. cbs news concerned that chris van holland will double for ryan president he's the ranking democrat and worked closely with biden. the vice...
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the idea of giving more money to government can't get our jobs going you have to get businesses making products that are purchased around the world. itllows us to create more and more jobs it creates demands for workers. >> they created 163,000 jobs for the month of july. unemployment rose from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent. >>> it is time for your first degree weather update. >> good to see you. unfortunately not expecting any widespread severe weather. we are looking at showers and storms across the eastern sea board. just showers and storms not expected to see the damaging wind gusts and reports of large hail we saw over the weekend across many areas and midwest and at home across parts of the northeast. we showers and storms rolling through the baltimore dc area that will be the story through out the rest of the morning. we could see isolated delays across the dc and baltimore area. this frontal system will continue to fire up showers and storms through out the day across parts of carolinas and state of florida will be carrying heavy downpours. rainfall we will see from the storms are
the idea of giving more money to government can't get our jobs going you have to get businesses making products that are purchased around the world. itllows us to create more and more jobs it creates demands for workers. >> they created 163,000 jobs for the month of july. unemployment rose from 8.2 percent to 8.3 percent. >>> it is time for your first degree weather update. >> good to see you. unfortunately not expecting any widespread severe weather. we are looking at...
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if the president gets all the tax increases he wants it funds the government next year for next a week. this is not a revenue problem it's a spending problem which is what republicans have maintained all along. >> not to psycho analyze the president he is so obsessed with the 2% he is disengaged with the bigger problem heading toward greece not thinking about spending. almost on class warfare disability. taken him kind of out of the argument and now he is coming back don't you think that is the problem. he is like ahab and the well and the well is the -- whale is the wealthy? >> raising taxes in punitive way on affluent people. having said that again, the people who are -- who would be hit with these tax increases are the people who create the jobs. and that impacts a lot of middle class americans. have you got a middle class americans employed by small businesses that would see their tax bills go up. that's going to be bad for the economy and bad for jobs. but, again, i think that the philosophically the president a lot of his allies up here in the congress have a very different view
if the president gets all the tax increases he wants it funds the government next year for next a week. this is not a revenue problem it's a spending problem which is what republicans have maintained all along. >> not to psycho analyze the president he is so obsessed with the 2% he is disengaged with the bigger problem heading toward greece not thinking about spending. almost on class warfare disability. taken him kind of out of the argument and now he is coming back don't you think that...
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>> but florida taxpayers pay for the federal government. >> so do we. there are some states where -- some states like -- i mean one of the things it pays for is like nursing homes for senior citizens which i assume is not an insignificant matter in your state and so other states actually help pay for florida as they contribute to the federal government. >> no, no, no, no, no. we are a donor state. we pay more than our fair share of taxes. the $1.9 billion is the expansion because of obama care. we already have the issue that our medicaid program which look we care about having a healthcare safety net for the vulnerable floridians. but this is an expansion that just doesn't make any sense. look, every government program in the world they say i'm going to cover everything. they run out of money. they are not honest. they stop paying providers well and then there is no one to take care of you. that is exactly what this will do. florida business there's is no way. i was in a business the other day and they walked up to knee and said governor is this really
>> but florida taxpayers pay for the federal government. >> so do we. there are some states where -- some states like -- i mean one of the things it pays for is like nursing homes for senior citizens which i assume is not an insignificant matter in your state and so other states actually help pay for florida as they contribute to the federal government. >> no, no, no, no, no. we are a donor state. we pay more than our fair share of taxes. the $1.9 billion is the expansion...
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this juices the government r&d can do well the way. when you start trying to do the venture capitalists is developing individual industries cross over the development special the money gets lost. gerri: to you know what i find interesting? we're in the middle of an engine surge in this country, i guess, you name it. we are on fire. the you think a lot of these technologies we are spending so much time talking about, wind, solar, do you think it will go on the wayside? >> i do. unless the of criminalists and administration and manage step over regular to the law with a cycle the natural gas pump the economics you can't get over the fact the blow or shine at the wrong time in comparison to when the action the the energy. gerri: appreciate time. the latest developments. another great energy disaster. recently the federal government approved a multimillion-dollar loan guarantee to a wind energy company in denmark. two days later that denmark company zaps two-thirds of its work force. the reports show the struggling company got $15 million
this juices the government r&d can do well the way. when you start trying to do the venture capitalists is developing individual industries cross over the development special the money gets lost. gerri: to you know what i find interesting? we're in the middle of an engine surge in this country, i guess, you name it. we are on fire. the you think a lot of these technologies we are spending so much time talking about, wind, solar, do you think it will go on the wayside? >> i do. unless...
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that gives more revenue to the federal government and the president can decide who he will propose tax cuts for. i think the democrats feel it could go over the cliff. everyone's taxes will be gone up. >> automatically. >> what would happen to spending if you went over the cliff? >> you would have automatic spending cuts come in which in some cases mate be good, but could december mate defense. and that's the real concern i have is that these cuts are almost arbitrarily 50-50 and the defense is not 50% of the budget, and they will drastically cut weapon systems and the deployment of our troops. >> i can understand that you would be concerned about that. in terms of this christmas break now that you are home and the president is in hawaii, but the president suggested it is a cooling off period for everyone. are you optimistic that next week things could change all of a sudden and a deal could happen? >> i am optimistic if we can get one done in the hour. people are far apart. many republicans feel they were elected under a pledge not to raise taxes no matter what. democrats were elected
that gives more revenue to the federal government and the president can decide who he will propose tax cuts for. i think the democrats feel it could go over the cliff. everyone's taxes will be gone up. >> automatically. >> what would happen to spending if you went over the cliff? >> you would have automatic spending cuts come in which in some cases mate be good, but could december mate defense. and that's the real concern i have is that these cuts are almost arbitrarily 50-50...
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lifestock is not covered by key government programs. why? because of an accounting trick to save money in the farm bill four years ago. congress eliminated federal aid for livestock in 2012. it turned out to be the biggest drought. >> they were playing a gimmick to keep the costs down and so it really bit them in a behind. >> reporter: so now in a mad dash to act before leaving for summer break, the house approved a three $83 million bill to restore four expired programs for livestock, certain trees and farm raised fish. >> our livestock guys take just as much risk as any other farmer or rancher and they need to have protection. in situations like threes. >> but in the senate, democrats refused to pass drought relief before leaving down. why? bare knuckle negotiating. democrats like debbie stabenow worry. a short-term fix will undermine their long-term five-yoer farm bill, which includes disaster relief and reforms scores of farm programs. >> the optics of congress leaving town with the worst drought in half a century and not doing something
lifestock is not covered by key government programs. why? because of an accounting trick to save money in the farm bill four years ago. congress eliminated federal aid for livestock in 2012. it turned out to be the biggest drought. >> they were playing a gimmick to keep the costs down and so it really bit them in a behind. >> reporter: so now in a mad dash to act before leaving for summer break, the house approved a three $83 million bill to restore four expired programs for...
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should do as is the fact that government has not given us those rights, we have delegated to government certain powers. it is a great way to kind of unified people around the message of liberty whether they believe that our liberty comes from god are not. >> connor boyack come as a libertarian and mormon, how do you come down on practical issues such as the war on drugs, game marriage to let things like that. >> certainly important issues. in the book the first half is all about principles and theology, setting the framework for liberty is. the second half of the book dedicate one chapter to many of these issues, one of which is the war on drugs. it's easy to believe the conventional, the superficial, what is in the media, the war on drugs is good. drugs may be bad. cocaine will be sold at every street corner if we legalize drugs. i really try and dig deep into the issues this safer understand liberty what is the proper application? the war on drugs, i don't have the right to progress against you because you want to grow marijuana plant and ingested. to the extent that drugs are used in
should do as is the fact that government has not given us those rights, we have delegated to government certain powers. it is a great way to kind of unified people around the message of liberty whether they believe that our liberty comes from god are not. >> connor boyack come as a libertarian and mormon, how do you come down on practical issues such as the war on drugs, game marriage to let things like that. >> certainly important issues. in the book the first half is all about...
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it has to do with the new japanese government. the bank of japan is meeting on wednesday or thursday. the trick here for the american investors is to remember the currency. you have to experience it. it sounds like the federal reserve. so this idea. the cliff may be overrated. i'm curious to see what happens. you mentioned the debt ceiling in the show. if obama gets that, he is going to give a lot back. if obama gets that lifted now. so we don't have to have the fight. he is going to have to give up a lot. but i agree. if we can take that off the table, we don't have to fight that fight that is a positive. >> you stay low in the market. i'm under weight equities and overweight credit. i want to see what the deal looks like before i add. >> strike could slam businesses from maine to texas and all points in between. it could damage our economy. impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one r
it has to do with the new japanese government. the bank of japan is meeting on wednesday or thursday. the trick here for the american investors is to remember the currency. you have to experience it. it sounds like the federal reserve. so this idea. the cliff may be overrated. i'm curious to see what happens. you mentioned the debt ceiling in the show. if obama gets that, he is going to give a lot back. if obama gets that lifted now. so we don't have to have the fight. he is going to have to...
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again, the government in france has only been in place for a day or so, so we haven't had the kind of detailed discussions that we will have with them beginning tomorrow, although we did have some of our team go over at the end of last week and begin discussions. i expect that we'll have good support from france on the iran issue. i expect that we'll have good support from france on the p-5 plus 1 issues going forward as well as on a range of other issues. now, you know, we'll have to work through other issues. the stances that president hollande took during the course of his campaign, obviously he intends to keep as president, but i at this point, frankly, see a good relationship building between us already. >> tom donilon is the national security adviser briefing reporters in the white house briefing room about the upcoming g-8 and nato summit. mark noler tweeting out the security adviser making a rare appearance and at the end there was the all-important question of where do the g-8 leaders stay at camp david? >> setting up camp david to accommodate eight heads of state, not all th
again, the government in france has only been in place for a day or so, so we haven't had the kind of detailed discussions that we will have with them beginning tomorrow, although we did have some of our team go over at the end of last week and begin discussions. i expect that we'll have good support from france on the iran issue. i expect that we'll have good support from france on the p-5 plus 1 issues going forward as well as on a range of other issues. now, you know, we'll have to work...
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the president believing the government should have a bigger role. mitt romney believing the best role for government is hands off, left the private sector deal with things. that will improve the economy. >> unfortunately for mitt romney, the auto bailout ended up being more valuable than he would have guessed it would have when he was opposing it. paul, good to see you, thanks. let's bring in will cain, he's back, a cnn contributor. scott paul joins us now as well, he's executive director at alliance for american manufacturing. let's take a look at how the united states compares to the rest of the world when it comes to manufacturing. as a share of gdp, china has established itself as the world's factory floor. they produce everything from clothing to computers. one third of all of china's economic jut put comes from there. the u.s. is a distant third with 13%. 13% of the u.s. economy coming from manufacturing. scott, are policy failures to blame for the u.s. losing this race or some would argue it's policy successes. we earn more money, and as a re
the president believing the government should have a bigger role. mitt romney believing the best role for government is hands off, left the private sector deal with things. that will improve the economy. >> unfortunately for mitt romney, the auto bailout ended up being more valuable than he would have guessed it would have when he was opposing it. paul, good to see you, thanks. let's bring in will cain, he's back, a cnn contributor. scott paul joins us now as well, he's executive director...
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funneled through the government. any government spending is flat out taxes. that's all it is. that's all it is. we've lost connection. we have disconnected ourselves with the source. it's hard working american taxpayers. i yield back my time. i appreciate your patience with us. where i come from, these people are struggling. they are out of work. some of them working two and three jobs. moms are trying to figure out what the heck do you do with the money we send you. it just doesn't make sense to the average american. >> thank you. yield to the gentleman from south carolina. >> thank you. i appreciate the courtesy exthe ended to me to participate today. mr. crane, i want to talk to you about the statement towards the end of your both written and oral testimony, which i think is important where you mentioned that nrg is invested a billion dollars of your own equity in the three projects that we discussed previously. i think the notes said that 400 million of that were in the california valley ranch, the cvsr program. you went onto say that in blunt terms we don't get re-paid un
funneled through the government. any government spending is flat out taxes. that's all it is. that's all it is. we've lost connection. we have disconnected ourselves with the source. it's hard working american taxpayers. i yield back my time. i appreciate your patience with us. where i come from, these people are struggling. they are out of work. some of them working two and three jobs. moms are trying to figure out what the heck do you do with the money we send you. it just doesn't make sense...
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our founding fathers made very clear the religious nature of the united states when they wrote the government of the united states of america is not in any sense founded on the christian religion unfortunately more than two hundred years after the treaty of tripoli politicians in the easy and elsewhere around the nation are trying to recreate reinvent the united states as a christian nation going against everything even the christians among our founding fathers wanted for the secular nation they've created as another one of our founding fathers james madison warned in one thousand nine hundred three the purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of europe in blood for centuries you know it's time to stop giving public tax money to evangelists and promote quality free and religion free public education again like we used to do you know that we put men on the moon when we created the middle class when we establish generations of entrepreneurs scientists and engineers like the world had never seen before that's the
our founding fathers made very clear the religious nature of the united states when they wrote the government of the united states of america is not in any sense founded on the christian religion unfortunately more than two hundred years after the treaty of tripoli politicians in the easy and elsewhere around the nation are trying to recreate reinvent the united states as a christian nation going against everything even the christians among our founding fathers wanted for the secular nation...
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more laws don't necessarily mean better government. even so, this congress is slow to move legislation even issues both parties want to tackle. they can't find compromise. >> there's certainly plenty blame to go around. >> reporter: she was talking about cyber security but it could be said about congress's large stack of unfinished business. one congressman said he still has hope. >> it's a bit like an clock in my mind. i think the place has to hit bottom before they realize they have a problem and fix it. >> reporter: congress will have a lot to fix in the fall. some of the biggest issues, huge issue and that is whether or how to extend that he has bush era tax cuts. >> it's even closer to the election when they come back. what do you think are the chances this gets any better? >> reporter: between now and november, slim to none. i can probably predict it could get worse in terms of polarization here. the big question will be what happens after november in the so-called lame duck session which will be long and very important. that's g
more laws don't necessarily mean better government. even so, this congress is slow to move legislation even issues both parties want to tackle. they can't find compromise. >> there's certainly plenty blame to go around. >> reporter: she was talking about cyber security but it could be said about congress's large stack of unfinished business. one congressman said he still has hope. >> it's a bit like an clock in my mind. i think the place has to hit bottom before they realize...
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we do not want more efficient government. we want to get the government out of the business that they're not supposed to be doing. this new consumer financial protection board was given the task of simplifying the applications for a mortgage loan. it is complex and now they are more complex because they had a bubble and they do not know where it came from. it was because they did not fill out in the forms. what we need to do is simplify these forms. they went to work and they came up with a solution. they provided the solution. it was 1000 pages long on how to reduce two forms to one form. all these new regulations placed on everyone who applies for a bill and they think that is -- that will be the solution. that is not the solution. the solution is, get the government out of our lives and off our back and out of our wallet. [cheers and applause] where serious and we are serious and when we have the clout, what we do is we do not tinker around with 1000 pages to simplify things. we repeal dodd-frank is what we do. another --
we do not want more efficient government. we want to get the government out of the business that they're not supposed to be doing. this new consumer financial protection board was given the task of simplifying the applications for a mortgage loan. it is complex and now they are more complex because they had a bubble and they do not know where it came from. it was because they did not fill out in the forms. what we need to do is simplify these forms. they went to work and they came up with a...
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and state and local government? >> stop looking state, local and federal. start looking at a team. we focus so much on what the federal government is going to do, we step all over our local and state partners. i have to point this out. in all of these disasters in the last year and a half, the initial response is not even the first responders. it was neighbor helping neighbor. and then the local responders, the mutual aid and the governors and national guard. we were able to almost exclusively focus on recovery because we have built so much capacity since 9/11 that we really shifted the capabilities to the local government and state government works faster and is easier and better to maintain. who feeds us every day in our communities? it's not government, it's the private sector. we look at the private sector as something you deal with later enstid of going why can't we work together and duplicate what everybody does best? >> how do you incorporate private sector to this? >> you bring them to the table and give the
and state and local government? >> stop looking state, local and federal. start looking at a team. we focus so much on what the federal government is going to do, we step all over our local and state partners. i have to point this out. in all of these disasters in the last year and a half, the initial response is not even the first responders. it was neighbor helping neighbor. and then the local responders, the mutual aid and the governors and national guard. we were able to almost...
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but good government does that on my behalf. same-sex marriage i don't believe the government has a right to sanction any personal relationship is should be a personal contract, the churches, letting government control the major relationship, vanna white gapped -- giving government the power. whenever it is given the power to centralize it is a political game who can win the election to put their dictates another people. there is a threat to the of men-- same-sex marriages a violation but legislative solutions are the appropriate mechanism. extricating government altogether is the way but it is equated to baptism. we would land freak out to but charges of different methods. another person may could be baptized according to their beliefs. i don't want that imposed upon the program should be returned back to the churches. this should be resolved through voluntary associations. reduce government to defend people of property. >>host: cardoza positions in contrast dork and conflict with the mormon church? >> is a very diverse group.
but good government does that on my behalf. same-sex marriage i don't believe the government has a right to sanction any personal relationship is should be a personal contract, the churches, letting government control the major relationship, vanna white gapped -- giving government the power. whenever it is given the power to centralize it is a political game who can win the election to put their dictates another people. there is a threat to the of men-- same-sex marriages a violation but...
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how much money have you sent the government? >> a little bit over $3,000. >> reporter: $3,197.88, to be exact. all tracked on a handwritten ledger. for the last three years, garcia has been paying the government $50 a month of his postal service pension and money from cans he collects. >> we are paying absolutely too much interest, too much interest. >> reporter: it really bothers you? >> it bothers me, because it makes no sense. >> reporter: sense is something garcia's wife of 59 years thinks her husband could use. do you think he is crazy? >> well -- >> reporter: call him crazy. but there is an entire federal office, the bureau of public debt that collects money from hundreds of mr. garcias. this office in parkersburg, west virginia, was set up by president kennedy so citizens could pay down the national debt. this year alone it collected 7.7 million in gifts, about 90 million since it was established. but 90 million is not that much, especially when you consider the federal deficit is $16 trillion and climbing. to retire the
how much money have you sent the government? >> a little bit over $3,000. >> reporter: $3,197.88, to be exact. all tracked on a handwritten ledger. for the last three years, garcia has been paying the government $50 a month of his postal service pension and money from cans he collects. >> we are paying absolutely too much interest, too much interest. >> reporter: it really bothers you? >> it bothers me, because it makes no sense. >> reporter: sense is...
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bloomberg government came to a different conclusion than the majority. bloomberg's recent report loan guarantee program the loan portfolio projects unquote. now, do you agree with the majority that armat technologies project is excessively risky or it's a lower risk project? why? >> the three projects that received the d.o.e. loan guarantee are very low risk projects from a technology point of view. they are similar to many megawatts using the same technology. it was all about expanding and not innovation. >> i understand, but the risk was low? >> very low. >> as i understand it, one reason why the portfolio can be considered low risk is because most of the projects that received 1705 loan guarantees are for power generation and d.o.e. required these companies to have long term agreements in place with nearby utilities to purchase the power once it was built. this means that the projects have a guaranteed income stream. which greatly reduces risk. between the power generation projects like the loan guarantee and project finances. do you already have agre
bloomberg government came to a different conclusion than the majority. bloomberg's recent report loan guarantee program the loan portfolio projects unquote. now, do you agree with the majority that armat technologies project is excessively risky or it's a lower risk project? why? >> the three projects that received the d.o.e. loan guarantee are very low risk projects from a technology point of view. they are similar to many megawatts using the same technology. it was all about expanding...
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government to get improved. this is our contact information. if you have heard anything today you want to know more about or if you'd like to call scott, send him in the emailed. we're both appear so you can ask questions right now. nobody has any questions? we have a couple for you. how many people have heard about the intergovernmental project before today? how many non-managers -- how many employees for an audit firm have had a conversation with your management team about what you should be looking for this year? that's not a whole lot of people. how many people have seen transactions with the general fund on financial statements that that's more. that is a little scary that the same people are not raising your hand for the other question. how many people are looking for consolidation activity where the agency has started the consolidation activity? there will be more of the next year. this is your opportunity as an auditing community to start thinking about how you're going to approach what you will have to do this next year. you will be fa
government to get improved. this is our contact information. if you have heard anything today you want to know more about or if you'd like to call scott, send him in the emailed. we're both appear so you can ask questions right now. nobody has any questions? we have a couple for you. how many people have heard about the intergovernmental project before today? how many non-managers -- how many employees for an audit firm have had a conversation with your management team about what you should be...
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the government reported 350,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. that's down 12,000 from the week before. the four-week average of 356,000 is the lowest in nearly five years. and there are signs that companies are beginning to step up their hiring. american airlines is one of them. it's being flooded with applications. we asked mark strassmann to tell us about the people applying right now for work. >> reporter: american airlines announced in october it was hiring 1,500 new flight attendants. 20,000 applicants responded-- so many, american stopped taking resumes after eight days. these candidates had to pass a telephone interview before being invited this month to the airline's world headquarters in fort worth. ( applause ) >> i was unemployed for over a year. >> reporter: yoon eom is 25, a college grad and a new u.s. citizen, but in this room, she had a competitive edge-- she speaks english, spanish and her native korean. >> they're launching a direct flight to korea starting in may, and i was like, "oh, my gosh. this is my only chance!" >> report
the government reported 350,000 americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. that's down 12,000 from the week before. the four-week average of 356,000 is the lowest in nearly five years. and there are signs that companies are beginning to step up their hiring. american airlines is one of them. it's being flooded with applications. we asked mark strassmann to tell us about the people applying right now for work. >> reporter: american airlines announced in october it was hiring...
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government and we don't do it with a budget that is passed in the normal course of things and 13 appropriations bills and signed before the budget year. we are running a gigantic enterprise as if it were a neighborhood lemonade stand. the president is not serious about the budget and neither the democrats. house republicans passed a budget resolution last year. we had the president's chief of staff on sunday saying, the reason we haven't passed a budget in the senate is because it requires 60 votes and you can't get 60 votes in senate. a budget requires 51 votes. did he not know that? don't ask me to defend what president obama is doing. he has done a terrible job and we have a fourth budget of a row with a deficit above trillion dollars after he promised he would cut the deficits in half and call the level of deficits back then unpatriotic. if you double the size of the deficit, are you unpatriotic as well? >> greta: we'll take a quick break. we'll talk about the g.o.p. race. rick santorum is tied with mitt romney in two national polls. we're following the breaking news, whitney houston's plan
government and we don't do it with a budget that is passed in the normal course of things and 13 appropriations bills and signed before the budget year. we are running a gigantic enterprise as if it were a neighborhood lemonade stand. the president is not serious about the budget and neither the democrats. house republicans passed a budget resolution last year. we had the president's chief of staff on sunday saying, the reason we haven't passed a budget in the senate is because it requires 60...
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this is not like a midnight government shutdown kind of thing that would happen. congress would back into this. one, there's probably going to be cr that runs through mid-february anyway so january 2nd is now february 14th for purposes of a sequester in theory, if that's how they do it and that's the rumor on the street. congress, running through the hill right now, the newest consensus for how to fix sequestration is a three-month delay so now you're talking may, mid-may. they will try to do all the things like the leg work that they haven't been doing, whether that's d.o.d., actually building out the extensive scenarios and new strategies and the entitlement work as well. one-year delay is also a very popular fix right now. i've heard speaker. i've heard james clyburn and chris van hollen all reference a one-year delay. so, unfortunately, the right answer is rebecca's and i completely agree. it's not how the town works, and that's not how we would back into sequestration. frankly we're in now year four of d.o.d.'s endless state of debilitating strategic review a
this is not like a midnight government shutdown kind of thing that would happen. congress would back into this. one, there's probably going to be cr that runs through mid-february anyway so january 2nd is now february 14th for purposes of a sequester in theory, if that's how they do it and that's the rumor on the street. congress, running through the hill right now, the newest consensus for how to fix sequestration is a three-month delay so now you're talking may, mid-may. they will try to do...
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to state and local governments. as the first line of defense in protecting our homeland, federal government has an inherent responsibility to help insure the local departments can effectively protect the public. among the most infective federal programs to assist local communities and protecting the homeland are safer and fire grant programs. studied by the nfpa recently found that fire department capabilities improved a variety of areas funded by safe air and fire. there have been significant increases in the number of fire departments that are able to provide their firefighters with violation equipment such as radios, protective clothing and turnout gear. thanks to fire grants, more fire departments to day are able to train their firefighters in basic structural fire fighting, hazmat response and emergency medical care. the needs assessment also found similar permits in staffing. all of this translates into improved public safety. i know firsthand the value of these programs. following the tragic death of two fire
to state and local governments. as the first line of defense in protecting our homeland, federal government has an inherent responsibility to help insure the local departments can effectively protect the public. among the most infective federal programs to assist local communities and protecting the homeland are safer and fire grant programs. studied by the nfpa recently found that fire department capabilities improved a variety of areas funded by safe air and fire. there have been significant...
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before you left to campaign, congress passed a continuing resolution that funds the government into next year. one of the purposes was so that tough decisions could be made on the so-called fiscal cliff during the lame duck. it seems we're hearing that congress is going to punt on the lame duck and of the fiscal clip issues and not tackle the upcoming sequestration. i have a two-part question. do you think that is looking more likely? how will lawmakers explain that one for months we have had this buildup that if we do not do something in december bad things will happen? >> it all depends on who wins the election. it mitt romney wins and if we get 50 votes in the senate, in a sense to wait until we have a president romney and to have a republican consultant and things rectoactively. you would get a better deal for the american people. there are now accountable to the voters. if we win, the strategy makes sense. if not, all bets are off and it will be one big fight in the lame duck. i am confident that it running will be the next president. >> holding of may make sense politically. >> and
before you left to campaign, congress passed a continuing resolution that funds the government into next year. one of the purposes was so that tough decisions could be made on the so-called fiscal cliff during the lame duck. it seems we're hearing that congress is going to punt on the lame duck and of the fiscal clip issues and not tackle the upcoming sequestration. i have a two-part question. do you think that is looking more likely? how will lawmakers explain that one for months we have had...
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other government money was spent. to you have any positive or negative feelings on some of the broadbased tax cuts contemporary that were included? >> there were done the wrong way. one thing that reagan, i think, try to get across to people, the important thing is a marginal tax rate. how much do you have to pay the government for each additional dollar you earn? government takes more added each additional dollar, yet not going to have the same incentives to go and work hard and expand the pie as you would have otherwise. the problem is, the type of text us that we had, credits and deductions to mike that phasedown along with other ones. phasedown is the more money. what happened was, the obama tax cuts lowered the average tax rate that people paid, but raise the marginal rate. you have to pay the official marginal tax rate of $0.25 on are in the dollar, but says he lost these credits the you had there is you earned more money, the effective rate could be 40 percenter so. and so the important thing there is the margi
other government money was spent. to you have any positive or negative feelings on some of the broadbased tax cuts contemporary that were included? >> there were done the wrong way. one thing that reagan, i think, try to get across to people, the important thing is a marginal tax rate. how much do you have to pay the government for each additional dollar you earn? government takes more added each additional dollar, yet not going to have the same incentives to go and work hard and expand...
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, and we recognize not every government program works. but we do expect hard work to pay off. we do expect responsibilities to be rewarded. we do expect that if you put in enough effort, you should be able to find a job that pays the bills. you should be able to own a home you call your own. you should be able to retire in dignity and respect. you should be able to afford the security of health care. you should be able to give your kids the best education possible. that idea that everybody should have a fair shot, not just some, that this country is special because it has grown this magnificent middle class and has provided ladders of access for those striving to get into the middle class, that's the idea that drove me, that's the idea that has driven the urban league. that idea that everyone should have equal opportunity. that's what brought me to chicago. that belief that this country works best when we are growing a strong middle class and prosperity is broad-based. that's what led me into politics. and it is those values that have gui
, and we recognize not every government program works. but we do expect hard work to pay off. we do expect responsibilities to be rewarded. we do expect that if you put in enough effort, you should be able to find a job that pays the bills. you should be able to own a home you call your own. you should be able to retire in dignity and respect. you should be able to afford the security of health care. you should be able to give your kids the best education possible. that idea that everybody...
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government personnel could not be extracted. as of 10:00 p.m. yesterday evening, it was believed there was only one fatality from this attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >> yesterday our u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya, was attacked. heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings. american and libyan security personnel battled the attackers together. four americans were killed. they included sean smith, a foreign service information management officer, and our ambassador to libya, chris stevens. we are still making next of kin notification for the other two individuals. this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all faiths around the world. we condemn in the strongest terms this sensel
government personnel could not be extracted. as of 10:00 p.m. yesterday evening, it was believed there was only one fatality from this attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. benghazi is a city in the eastern portion of libya. as you know, libya had just gained independence really, had overthrown longtime authoritarian leader moammar gadhafi and was part of the arab spring. this was a positive story at the state department and very sad. >> here is the secretary of state. >>...
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it has an appropriate role from government. that is when the federal government should back off and say look, you estimate on your own at this point and at some point solar power will be the energy of the future. the technology is just not there yet. maybe 10 or 20 years from now. so "the washington post" basically said i'm not going to read his whole quote here but the end of the line is that they gave an unprecedented glimpse as to the whole solyndra scandal, a glimpse and into high-level maneuvering by political connect the clean technology investors and that basic weight you know, if it's true that bush and i don't know, not an expert on george w. bush but if it's true that he was invested in big oil and all of this his big oil buddies is the only true that barack obama bought it when he took office. his second bad policy. remember he said it's a goal to advance solar power so that makes it 31% tariff on chinese solar panels a little bit head scratching. obviously he's trying to save face a little bit in the face of salante
it has an appropriate role from government. that is when the federal government should back off and say look, you estimate on your own at this point and at some point solar power will be the energy of the future. the technology is just not there yet. maybe 10 or 20 years from now. so "the washington post" basically said i'm not going to read his whole quote here but the end of the line is that they gave an unprecedented glimpse as to the whole solyndra scandal, a glimpse and into...
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we believe in keeping the government out of your pockets. if you believe in freekts, -- free markets, those are the basic tenets of the tea party. i would hope we all believe in that. that would be a decisive yes. >> \[inaudible] >> you look at his scorecard with the heritage action. he was a 98 and i was closing in on i think it was a 090. there was a couple that separated us, maybe some of the more well-known votes. other than that, i'm not quite sure where we disagree. i would think philosophically we're on the same page and hopefully we'll continue to work together. i look forward to hearing more from the senator. >> last question. >> \[inaudible] >> that's a great question. you know, i think if john was here with me today he would say, tim, don't forget, it's not about growing up in life, it's about moving forward. and we define that differently. some see the senate as a move up, and i certainly do as well in a way. but i'm hoping that the message that the good lord's placed in my heart gets a shot and a leap forward, that we'll have th
we believe in keeping the government out of your pockets. if you believe in freekts, -- free markets, those are the basic tenets of the tea party. i would hope we all believe in that. that would be a decisive yes. >> \[inaudible] >> you look at his scorecard with the heritage action. he was a 98 and i was closing in on i think it was a 090. there was a couple that separated us, maybe some of the more well-known votes. other than that, i'm not quite sure where we disagree. i would...
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if we actually pay for the cost of government as we have right now, the cost of government is recession. if you pay the size of government now. we will have recession in this country and that blows people's minds a little bit more. i don't see them being forced. we have all of these year-to-year fixes and patches and delay it here. this whole process is an example of doing that. dagen: you talk about the needing to be different. some people might talk about fixing our debt and deficit problems, but when it comes down to it, they don't want to give up tax rates, pay anymore, and when you talk about cutting government they get up in arms about cutting spending. >> that is definitely true. a few politicians who are talking honestly about this stuff and have been able to win a few elections. people like rand paul might lead it. scott walker of the world, there is a reality we will have to conform to. they're not all being punished at the ballot rocks. we will see a double dip recession and some of the effects of responsibility. there will be more and more politics available for that. connel
if we actually pay for the cost of government as we have right now, the cost of government is recession. if you pay the size of government now. we will have recession in this country and that blows people's minds a little bit more. i don't see them being forced. we have all of these year-to-year fixes and patches and delay it here. this whole process is an example of doing that. dagen: you talk about the needing to be different. some people might talk about fixing our debt and deficit problems,...
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the government claims to have got 750 workers . it is hurting the recover. it is a coast for kilowatt hour. oil and natural gas and coal all below a nickel. >> eventually these things will pay off. >> we can't do it right now. >> the president lost the flotlite line. inconvenient truth is in. when you are driving and you are see a historic crack up. and one of the worst down turns ever. you don't do reckless moon shots on fly by night companies that will not return an invest create jobs. if it is such a great program why did the president himself say i understand that this is not our program per se. if it is so great, why is he walking back away. >> double down on a beat tough cell. the job figures doesn't show it to be working? >> oh, yeah. this is just beyond sad. the obama administration said the investments are stimulating the economy. if that would be true, they would be profitable investment. and if they were profitable they wouldn't have to make the investments. we are sending limited investment and to rick's point about china . if they are so great w
the government claims to have got 750 workers . it is hurting the recover. it is a coast for kilowatt hour. oil and natural gas and coal all below a nickel. >> eventually these things will pay off. >> we can't do it right now. >> the president lost the flotlite line. inconvenient truth is in. when you are driving and you are see a historic crack up. and one of the worst down turns ever. you don't do reckless moon shots on fly by night companies that will not return an invest...